Turkey Detains Police Chiefs Over Cabinet Corruption Charges

Investigation of Prime Minister's Allies Deemed a Coup Plot

ISTANBUL—Turkey detained dozens of police officers who had helped bring corruption charges against political allies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which the premiere has called a coup plot against his government.

In dawn raids, security forces held 67 of the 115 suspects who the government charged had illegally wiretapped 2,280 people, including the premier, ministers and intelligence officials for three years, Istanbul's...